Caroline Todd

Cally's El Camino challenge

Fundraising for Dorothy House
£3,484
raised of £10,000 target
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Event: #700, on 31 December 2019
Dorothy House #700
Campaign by Dorothy House (RCN 275745)
Why not create your own #700 challenge for Dorothy House? From the sublime to the ridiculous, theres a challenge for everyone, whatever your interests, capabilities or motivations are. Get involved, raise funds and have fun!

Story

You may be wondering what the #700 challenge is? Well, the Dorothy House catchment area is 700sq miles so its an easy number to remember but a challenging number of things to commit to doing. Thats the idea! I'm taking on the Dorothy House #700 Challenge to raise vital funds for their work and also have some fun along the way.Dorothy House provides care to people with a life-limiting illness, and their families and carers. All care is free of charge and is available wherever and whenever it is needed. All teams work together to ensure that those they support can live well and die well. The hospice believes that death is a part of life and that everybody should receive outstanding palliative and end of life care. By supporting me to do my #700 Challenge, you are helping to directly support the work of this vital charity, and enables them to be there for people when it really matters most.

Having worked as a doctor for this charity for 12yrs and now recently retired, I have the opportunity to fulfil a dream to walk El Camino. This is a 760km pilgrimage walk from Southern France across Northern Spain to Santiago De Compostela; the presumed resting place of the sacred bones of the apostle St. James. It will take me 10 weeks to complete. I start the walk just after Easter 2020.

Dorothy House is a wonderful organisation to work for and the commitment and dedication I have witnessed from my colleagues over these several years, has just increased my enthusiasm for the charity. Our community has always helped us, and I always felt that I worked for, and was supported directly, by them.

My family needed their wonderful care, when my father was dying, and Hospice at Home stepped in at just the right moment. It made all the difference and gave the best possible experience for us all. Therefore, for personal reasons as well, the Hospice is very close to my heart. 

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About the campaign

Why not create your own #700 challenge for Dorothy House? From the sublime to the ridiculous, theres a challenge for everyone, whatever your interests, capabilities or motivations are. Get involved, raise funds and have fun!

About the charity

Dorothy House

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RCN 275745
Dorothy House provides palliative and end of life care to patients living with a life-limiting illness, and their families and carers. The majority of care is delivered in the home and community and covers an area of 700sq miles. All services are free of charge.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,483.09
+ £284.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,113.09
Offline donations
£370.00

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